September 18, 2008

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  COVER Cabin Man

  Chris Elliott went from NBC gofer to semi-fame as a juvenile oddball on "Letterman," but never tasted true Hollywood glory. Why the former "Get a Life" star may be his generation's most underappreciated comic genius.

• COVER Five Comics to Watch

  Comedy can be a very tough business – but here are five funny folks you might see on a bigger stage soon

• COVER Fall TV Preview

  Vampires, dead fetuses, Shannen Doherty, oh my! Inside this season's dramatic new series

• COVER The 25 Funniest Web Videos (No, Really!)

  From "Star Wars Kid" to Bill O'Reilly's meltdown, a gallery of YouTube's greatest hits

• COVER Dirty Sexy Funny

  Russell Brand is a British lunatic who got fired for dressing up as bin Laden and once smoked crack with a prostitute. No wonder America is in love

September 4, 2008

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  COVER How Bush Destroyed the Republican Party

  A president driven by ideology. A Congress rife with corruption. A political party hellbent on a "permanent majority." A leading scholar examines the radicals who hijacked the GOP — and wrecked the longest conservative ascendancy in American history

• COVER Artists to Watch

  Six acts who are defining rock and pop in 2008

• COVER Fall Movie Preview

  The Smart Season: First looks at fall's 31 hottest movies by Peter Travers

August 21, 2008

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  COVER The Man Who Wasn't There

  Robert Downey Jr. has made the leap from tortured rebel to leading man. So why does he feel he's "still not human"?

• COVER Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond

  Those Bejing Olympics Finally Spark the Torch as "The Hills" Ramps Up Another Brainy Season. Yes, It's Time To Crank Up Our New "BeerTender"

August 7, 2008

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  COVER The Clean Teen Machine

  With a wildly popular tour and a new record expected to sell millions, the Jonas Brothers have gone from Disney novelty to phenomenon. All they want is for you to see them as a real band

• COVER Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond

  Vampires want to suck our pop culture as Harold and Kumar smoke out Cuba. And did you see 50 Cent's crazy new game?